clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
for today; for the time being
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
fulfilment of a vow; one's earnest prayer being answered
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture